ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Mrs. Ann Agom-Eze, the major rival of Governor David Umahi in the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been expelled from the party.
Her expulsion was affirmed by a Federal High Court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
Agom-Eze had been embroiled in a legal battle with the Governor over the party’s 2023 senatorial ticket for Ebonyi South.
The Umudomi Ward executive of the APC where Agom-Eze hailed from had expelled the female politician from the party for allegedly violating some sections of the party’s constitution.
Despite her alleged expulsion from the party, the senatorial aspirant continued to engage in a legal battle with Umahi, over the senatorial ticket.
Chairman of the party in the state, Stanley Okoro-emegha and the Umudomi Chairman of the party, Nwiteze John, jointly approached the High Court on behalf of the party, to stop her from parading herself as a member of the APC and as a senatorial candidate of the party.
In a ruling on Tuesday, Justice Fatun Riman of the Federal High Court in Abakaliki granted the prayers of the Plaintiff.
He added that the respondent, either by herself or agents, is consequently restrained from parading herself as the senatorial candidate of the party for Ebonyi South pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.